eat

verb

eatS1W1 past tense ate past participle eaten

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food

[intransitive and transitive]to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow itCOLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS eat well/healthily/sensibly (=eat food that will keep you healthy) eat rightAmerican English (=eat food that will keep you healthy) eat properlyBritish English (=eat food that will keep you healthy) eat hungrily something to eat (=some food) eat like a horseinformal (=eat a very large amount) eat like a birdinformal (=eat very little) a bite to eatinformal (=some food) eating habits eating disorder (=a medical condition in which you do not eat normally) ready-to-eat (=used to describe foods that you do not have to prepare) I couldn't eat another thing/bitespoken (=used to say that you are full)